Appeals court rules against Trump on DACA immigrant policy

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - A U.S. appeals court ruled Thursday that President Donald Trump cannot immediately end an Obama-era program shielding young immigrants from deportation. A three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals unanimously kept in place a preliminary injunction blocking Trump's decision to phase out the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.

White House suspends CNN reporter Jim Acosta's press pass

After a testy exchange with President Donald Trump during a post-midterm election news conference on Wednesday, CNN chief White House correspondent Jim Acosta has had his White House press credential suspended.

Is Virginia shedding its purple color and turning blue?

The governor's mansion, the U.S. Senate and now the majority of Virginia's congressional seats in the U.S. House are all in the hands of Democrats.

Jeff Sessions submits resignation to President Trump 'at your request'

Attorney General Jeff Sessions was pushed out Wednesday after enduring more than a year of blistering and personal attacks from President Donald Trump, who inserted in his place a Republican Party loyalist with authority to oversee the remainder of the special counsel's Russia investigation.

Trump calls reporter 'rude, terrible person' at press conference following midterm elections

President Trump's combative relationship with the media deteriorated further Wednesday with a news conference where he called some reporters rude and accused a PBS reporter of posing a racist question when she asked him about white nationalists.

New York's Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is youngest woman elected to Congress

Political newcomer and self-described democratic socialist Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez defeated her Republican challenger, Anthony Pappas, on Tuesday, becoming the youngest woman elected to the U.S. Congress.

Larry Hogan says GOP losses 'a repudiation of the president'

Fresh from a historic re-election victory, Gov. Larry Hogan said Wednesday the losses of other Maryland Republicans on Election Day were "a repudiation" of President Donald Trump.

Trump celebrates GOP gains, threatens House Democrats

As Washington came to grips with its new divided reality, President Donald Trump on Wednesday reveled in his party's Senate victories, mocked members of his own party who lost after not seeking his support and even suggested he may be able to govern more effectively after losing a chamber of Congress.

Larry Hogan wins re-election as Maryland governor

Larry Hogan became the first Republican governor to win re-election in Maryland since 1954 by beating Democrat Ben Jealous on Tuesday.

Divisive Trump era ushers record number of women into House

WASHINGTON (AP/WTXF) -- A record number of women were elected to the House on Tuesday, nearly two years after women spilled out into the streets of Washington and in cities across the country in defiance of the inauguration of President Donald Trump.

Jennifer Wexton defeats Barbara Comstock as Democrats flip Virginia's 10th District

Democrat Jennifer Wexton defeated two-term Republican incumbent Barbara Comstock on Tuesday in a northern Virginia congressional race that drew national attention.